DeWalt Cordless Drill Recall

On December 20, 2007, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and DeWalt Industrial Tool Company announced a voluntary recall of approximately 346,000 DeWalt cordless drills, due to a potential fire hazard. The trigger switch on the drills can overheat and start a fire.

DeWalt has received 11 reports of the trigger switches overheating. The recall affects the following Heavy-Duty XRP™ 1/2” (13mm) cordless drill models: